Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-07
TIE NEWS OF MANCHEsTER.
Temperance officers Installed
Union Meetings Closed
Personal, &c.

Lodge Of Good Templars was held IN
their hall, Eighth and Hull streets, last
night The occasion was one of espe-
cial interest, as a lady Miss Hattie
Wells) was to be installed chief tenn
plar, and there were large number of
members of the order from Richmond
present The following officers, who had
been previously elected, were installed
Miss Hattie Wells, chief templar Mrs.
NJ. W. Lee, vice-templar ; Alden Camp
bell, secretary Miss Katie Fitzgerald,
financial secretary Mrs. ID. ID. Beat
tie, treasurer George Mum, chap
lain j. K. Hawks, marshal l.. O. FL
lington, guard; George Fitzgerald,
sentinel: Miss Bette CARRIER, assistant
secretary; James Fitzgerald, right
hand supporter; E. L. Adams, left
hand supporter; Miss Flora Blunt,
deputy marshal ". p. Crooks, past
chief iemplar. The installation cere-
monies were conducted by r. c. Tray
lor, district deputy, assisted by j. Il.
1ilIery, acting grand secretary, and j.
B. Burroughs, acting grand marshal.
Remorks, under good of the order, were
made by J. r. Tillery, chief templar Of
Trinity; J. b. Burroughs, past chief
templar of Jefferson j. A. Hobson,
lodge deputy of Trinity; r. c. Tray
lor, lodge deputy of Leader, and G. W.
Hawxhuret, past chief templar of
Rescue. The lodge was also enter
teltained with instrumental music by
w. T. Ledford, of Jefferson. A com
mittee was appointed to procure new
set of officers regalia.
The union meetings which have been
in progress at the warehouse, Third
and Hull streets, for two weeks past,
closed last night, and the service was
one of the most interesting and bene-
fetal of the series. The evangelist,
Rev. Thomas Needham, has preached
faithfully, with great acceptance, and
las won for himself place in the
hearts of our people. He preached
a fine sermon last night on
"The Coming of Christ" and
throughout his delivery he retained
the rapt attention of the entire large
audience present. More people re-
NAMED to the after.meeting than on
any former occasion. At the request
of Mr.. Needham, about forty of those
who had professed conversion under his
preaching went forward anda large num-
Der of persons arose for prayer. Before
Diminishing the congregation the speaker
expressed his gratitude to the people
who had come ont in large congrega-
tons nightly, Notwithstanding the heat,
and paid him strict attention to the
newspapers for the assistance they have
rendered in Publishing notices of the
meeting every morning, and to the
ministers of the city, who have been
united in their efforts in the common
cause, the salvation of souls.
A meeting for men only will be held
at the warehouse at 81 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon and one for ladies at the
Baptish church at the same hour. Mr..
Needham leaves for Stanton the mid
die of next week.
Rev. Il. 7. Epes returned yesterday
from Petersburg, where he has been in
attendance upon the presbytery. That
body allows him to dissolve his pastoral
connections with the church here 10 ac-
cept a call to Woodstock, in Shenan-
doah county.
NJ. A. Cogbill, Esq, clerk of the
Chesterfield Comfy Court, was in the
city yesterday. The May term of his
count begins ON Monday.
The sessions of the public schools in
Chesterfield county, like in other coun-
ties OF the State, are short. Many of
the schools will close next week.
The interest in the contest over the
Office OF Commonwealth attorney of
the county increases as the election
draws nigh. The candidates are
Mossrs. J. NJ. G.. Fitzpatrick, Philip
\. Cogbill, and ex-Judge j. NJ. Gre
CORY.
MIR. NJ. +. Lloyd represented Man
chester Lodge, Order of the Iron Hall,
at the district meeting in Baltimore.
reports from the various lodges show
I'd on increase of 5000 in membership
during the past four months.
Mr.. James Craig, toll-gatherer at
Mayo's bridge, on Thursday sent to the
Confederate Soldiers Home fine lot
of fresh fish caught in his trap. Large
quantities of fish are being caught now
daily.